Curriculum Theory and Development
Tyler’s rationale that is outlined in Smith’s Curriculum Theory Practice document explains how his idea of curriculum development is greatly “influenced by the rise of scientific management and notions of social efficiency”(13). One main goal of this type of education is to prepare the students for the life that comes after primary and secondary education.…
The problem of common sense
Kumashiro defines ‘commonsense’ as something that is common knowledge to most people that tells us what we should be doing and how we should be doing it. Typically this “commonsense” reflects the perspectives and explains the values of only certain people in society, commonly the more privileged. This tends to create problems because in different…